What color is #102321?

#102321 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102321?

The RGB value is 16, 35, 33: 16 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102321?

The complementary color is #231012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102321 color

#102321 rgb(16, 35, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #102321 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 13.7% green and 12.9% blue (16, 35, 33).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 37% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#102321 color codes

HEX	`#102321`
RGB	`rgb(16, 35, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 13.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 37%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 54%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 6%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.1, -8.41, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.1, 8.48, 187.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.089, 1.422, 1.656)`
Decimal	`1057569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102321, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #102321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #102321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102321; }
.text { color: #102321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 35 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102321, #101b23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #102321?: #102321 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102321?: The RGB value is 16, 35, 33: 16 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102321?: The complementary color is #231012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.